In a commentary published in JAMA, experts at the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies have issued a call to action to head off the proliferation of nicotine pouches based on lessons learned from electronic-cigarette regulation.
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Biostatistics and Epidemiology
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology focuses on biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as other areas like pharmacoepidemiology, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and occupational and environmental medicine, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Health Behavior, Society and Policy
The Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy focuses on social and behavioral health, health systems and policy, population aging and mental health, as well as other areas like economics and ethics, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
Urban-Global Public Health
The Department of Urban-Global Public Health focuses on urban and global public health, public health nutrition, LGBTQ health, and other areas like public administration and leadership, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
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News
An initiative headed by the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy aims to use education to end pediatric asthma deaths in Newark and beyond.
A Rutgers Health survey of LGBTQ+ individuals in New York and New Jersey reveals that cisgender men, gay individuals and full-time employees had the highest rates of vaccination for Mpox, a viral disease formerly known as monkeypox.
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